MRI near Oberon, NSW

No practice in Oberon is accredited for MRI. The nearest one is at Lithgow Hospital Medical Imaging (NBMLHD) in Lithgow, about 34 km away, roughly 46 minutes by road. After that, the options are Prp Diagnostic Imaging-Bathurst in Bathurst (41 km) and Bathurst Base Hospital/Radiology Department in Bathurst (42 km).

182 practices within 200 km of Oberon are accredited for MRI in total; the five above are the closest by straight-line distance from the centre of town.

All of them are on the Australian Government's list of Medicare-eligible MRI locations (last updated 17 February 2026), so a Medicare rebate is possible for scans done there. Whether your scan attracts one depends on the item your referral asks for and on who wrote it — GPs can request a limited set of MRI items and specialists can request more.

Locally, Oberon is covered for x-ray. A referral for that can be done here: everything Oberon has.

To put 34 km in context: of the 1544 NSW towns we hold, 177 are further than Oberon from a MRI service. It is a real trip, and worth planning as one.

Across New South Wales, 204 practices are accredited for MRI and 84 of those are outside the capital. That is the arithmetic behind the distance above — MRI is not spread evenly, and Oberon sits in one of the gaps.

Accreditation windows: Lithgow Hospital Medical Imaging (NBMLHD) to 31 August 2027, Prp Diagnostic Imaging-Bathurst to 31 May 2027 and Bathurst Base Hospital/Radiology Department to 31 August 2027. We drop a modality the day its accreditation lapses, so if it is listed above it is current.

Of the five practices listed, all publish a phone number, all have a website and none publishes opening hours we could confirm. A phone call before you travel is worth it: a practice can be accredited for a scan and still not run it daily.